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By anonymous 7:00 am June 16, 2011 A few days ago, after a long days work, I got on the train, grabbed a seat, plugged in my headphones and tried not to think about the long ride home. I am not generally afraid of being on the train at any point in the day. Growing […]

By anonymous 9:04 am June 9, 2011 I don’t really think the saggy pants debate is that interesting. I don’t tend to mind a little sag on a slim body but for the most part, I think exposure of the entire ass and underwear is ridiculous. I find the constant policing of black bodies to […]

By anonymous 10:01 am June 2, 2011 Before we move entirely away from the Dominique Strauss-Kahn story and on to the next sensational news event, let us take a few things with us. First, let me say the alleged crime committed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a New York hotel has pitted American culture against French […]

By anonymous 12:40 pm May 19, 2011 Head of IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and presidential favorite in Paris’ upcoming elections jailed for attempted sexual assault on a black immigrant hotel worker. Damn! That’s a lot. Would he go to jail? No. Fast forward to today and he sits in Riker’s Island waiting to appeal yet again […]

By anonymous 5:08 pm April 7, 2011 The Republican party is full of tricksters. They let the likes of Sarah Palin and Donald Trump push their irrational, racist, xenophobic opinions into the political atmosphere to not only gauge the opinions of their constituents but to stir controversy without directly dirtying their hands. And it’s working. […]

By anonymous 7:46 am March 31, 2011 You ever get on a plane and as you head to your economy seat slow down to look at the people in first class? I mean, we are all heading to the same place and at least for the course of the flight, we all live in the […]

By anonymous 12:23 pm March 10, 2011 I waited for Lebron James to enter the pros. I watched his first game in the league and I followed him faithfully for the next seven years. I’d found my own little superstar. I know, I shared him with millions, but I was still faithful. Typically, I’m a […]

By anonymous 5:00 pm March 3, 2011 Not since Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan has a junkie been so popular. Months ago when I wrote a blog about stupid white folks and how it was popular (and profitable) to be a stupid white person, I forgot to mention that it was also good to be […]

By anonymous 1:41 pm February 24, 2011 There’s this unbelievable willingness to turn a blind eye to the injustices that are happening to kids every single day in our schools in the name of harmony amongst adults. -Michelle Rhee, Waiting for Superman I’m applying for work at Columbia University in the hopes of getting a […]

By anonymous 1:47 pm February 17, 2011 The revolution will be televised. Yes it will. That is because we will not have one of our own anytime soon. We may be in the street marching with signs but it will more than likely be for some far away country fighting for this thing we call […]

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